Chicago Festivals to Enjoy This Summer
From food festivals to art fairs, there is something for everyone to enjoy during Chicago’s festival season. Start planning your weekends now.
JUNE
7 – 9 ANDERSONVILLE MIDSOMMARFEST
Clark St., Foster to Catalpa
7 – 9 CHICAGO BLUES FESTIVAL
Millennium Park
7 – 9 SPRING AWAKENING MUSIC FESTIVAL
Poplar Creek, Hoffman Estates
8 – 9 WELLS STREET ART FESTIVAL
Wells St., North to Division
8 – 9 OLD TOWN ART FAIR
Old Town Triangle Historic Dist.
14 – 15 RIBFEST CHICAGO
Lincoln/Damen/Irving Park
21 – 23 COUNTRY LAKESHAKE MUSIC FESTIVAL
Northerly Island
22 – 23 RAVENSWOOD ON TAP
Ravenswood & Berteau
22 – 23 CHICAGO PRIDE FEST
Boystown, Chicago
28 – 30 MILLENNIUM ART FESTIVAL
Lake St. at Michigan Ave.
30 PRIDE PARADE
Broadway/Halsted/Belmont
JULY
4 – 6 WINDY CITY RIBFEST
Lawrence & Broadway
4 – 7 INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF LIFE
Washington Park
5 – 7 WEST FEST
Chicago Ave., Damen & Wood
10 – 14 TASTE OF CHICAGO
Grant Park
12 – 14 SQUARE ROOTS FESTIVAL
Lincoln Ave., Montrose to Wilson
12 – 14 IRISH AMERICAN HERITAGE FESTIVAL
Irish American Heritage Center
12 – 14 WINDY CITY SMOKEOUT
United Center Parking Lot C
13 – 14 ROSCOE VILLAGE BURGER FEST
Belmont & Damen
19 – 20 ARTFEST MICHIGAN AVENUE
Michigan Ave., Tribune Building
19 – 21 PITCHFORK MUSIC FESTIVAL
Union Park
19 – 21 BENFEST
2215 W. Irving Park Rd.
19 – 21 TASTE OF RIVER NORTH
Kingsbury & Erie
19 – 21 SHEFFIELD MUSIC FESTIVAL & GARDEN WALK
Sheffield & Webster
20 – 21 CHICAGO CRAFT BEER FESTIVAL
Lincoln Ave., Addison to Roscoe
21 CHINATOWN SUMMER FAIR
2200 S. Wentworth Ave.
26 – 28 WICKER PARK FEST
North & Milwaukee
27 – 28 TASTE OF LINCOLN AVENUE
Lincoln Ave., Fullerton to Wrightwood
AUGUST
1 – 4 LOLLAPALOOZA
Grant Park
2 – 4 JEFF FEST
Jefferson Memorial Park
10 – 12 GINZA HOLIDAY FEST
435 W. Menomonee St.
10 BUD BILLIKEN PARADE
Martin Luther King Dr, 39th – 55th
10 – 11 NORTHALSTED MARKET DAYS
Halsted St., Belmont to Addison
16 – 18 GLENWOOD AVENUE ARTS FEST
Glenwood & Morse, Rogers Park
17 – 18 CHICAGO AIR & WATER SHOW
North Avenue Beach
23 – 25 TASTE OF GREEKTOWN
Halsted & Van Buren
23 – 1 CHICAGO JAZZ FESTIVAL
Millennium Park & venues throughout Chicago
30 – 31 NORTH COAST MUSIC FESTIVAL
Northerly Island
31 – SEPT 2 AFRICAN FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS
Washington Park
SEPTEMBER
13 – 15 RIOT FEST & CARNIVAL
Douglas Park
14 – 15 CHICAGO BOURBON & BARBECUE FESTIVAL
Damen & Roscoe
21 – 22 SAM ADAMS LAKEVIEW TACO FEST
Southport Ave., Addison to Roscoe
28 – 29 HYDE PARK JAZZ FESTIVAL
Multiple venues throughout Hyde Park
